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This wooden tapir is made in our distinctive style - realistic yet artistic - to satisfy children's preference for realistic props and foster their aesthetic intuition and develop their imagination. It can be used in small world play, as a children's room display object or as a gift to a nature loving adult. We make our figurines from hard wood not just to make them last. For more resources on play, toys, wood, etc., visit our website: mrfoxcrafts.com CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Do not soak in water. Wash each toy separately with soapy water with some vinegar. Rinse as quickly as possible. Immediately dry with a towel. Let air dry. For disinfection you can use rubbing alcohol. We recommend spiritus aethylicus for medical purposes. Do not put on or near heaters. Do not keep under direct sunshine for too long. Moisture and heat can cause warping and cracking in wood, so wooden products should not be exposed to these for too long. When toys feel too dry, they need to be oiled and / or waxed. We recommend linseed oil and beeswax waxes. Other oils and waxes could be used too: mineral oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil. Vegans can use carnauba wax instead of beeswax. AGE AND SAFETY: CE certified as safe for children 3+
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We live in a digital world... technology is all around us! Our kiddos with disabilities should have the same opportunity to learn to use technology as students who are "typically developing." As special education teachers, it can be difficult to find ways that our kiddos can access technology. I've always loved switch activated cause and effect toys and games, but switch toys are expensive and my kids get bored of them after a few weeks of playing with them. When it comes to technology, I often prefer using a computer over an iPad because the computer screen is larger and I have many kiddos with vision impairments. So I've been on the hunt lately for FREE websites that my students can use with switches for simple games and cause and effect activities. First, before you even think of attaching a switch to your computer, you will need a switch interface. My district will loan out switch interfaces, but it's a NIGHTMARE to check stuff out and turn it back in, so I bought my own interface. I bought this X-keys interface for $53 and it works like magic! Better Living Through Technology has a great post explaining switch interfaces and what you'll need to get started using a switch with your computer. After you have the interface, you'll have to download the software and get it all hooked up (whatever interface you buy should explain this process). Shinylearning is amazing! The website is made specifically for kiddos with disabilities who use assistive tech (specifically switches and touch screen). The website has simple cause and effect games and also simple single switch games and the website words on computers and tablets. The website has some free games but you can purchase a subscription to get access to more games. SpecialBites is also awesome! The website has a variety of free switch games/ software that you can download to your computer and also free online games that don't require any download. The website also has a variety of levels of games (some are simply single switch cause and effect, some require timing, and some require multiple switches!). We love the free online games- just go to the website and click "free online games" on the left tabs and then you have a ton of options like sports games, angry pigs, sensory games and so much more! Our favorites are the soccer games, all of the easy fireworks sensory games, and angry pigs. Although FisherPrice is geared towards infants, toddlers and preschool age students, some of their free online games are perfect for switch toys and are really motivating to my kiddos. From the link, you can click on "online games" and then pick an age range and explore. Two games that work great with switches and that my kids LOVE are the Laugh & Learn Peek-a-Boo Game and the Rainforest Peek-a-Boo Game. They're perfect for single switches/ cause and effect! If you know other websites that are great for switch toys, PLEASE share them in the comments! I would love more ideas and I know others reading this would too!
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This wooden tapir is made in our distinctive style - realistic yet artistic - to satisfy children's preference for realistic props and foster their aesthetic intuition and develop their imagination. It can be used in small world play, as a children's room display object or as a gift to a nature loving adult. We make our figurines from hard wood not just to make them last. For more resources on play, toys, wood, etc., visit our website: mrfoxcrafts.com CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Do not soak in water. Wash each toy separately with soapy water with some vinegar. Rinse as quickly as possible. Immediately dry with a towel. Let air dry. For disinfection you can use rubbing alcohol. We recommend spiritus aethylicus for medical purposes. Do not put on or near heaters. Do not keep under direct sunshine for too long. Moisture and heat can cause warping and cracking in wood, so wooden products should not be exposed to these for too long. When toys feel too dry, they need to be oiled and / or waxed. We recommend linseed oil and beeswax waxes. Other oils and waxes could be used too: mineral oil, jojoba oil, coconut oil. Vegans can use carnauba wax instead of beeswax. AGE AND SAFETY: CE certified as safe for children 3+
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Once again, I was reminded that the best learning, more often then not, happens when I set my plans aside! On this particular day, I had a lot of color mixing opportunities planned. We were going to discover orange. (we were in the midst of preparing for Leprechaun Day, and that involves LOTS of colors!!) The "mystery word" for the day however, was "ramp". I anticipated setting up one station with ramps along with the plethora of coloring mixing stations I had planned. I never saw this bit of spontaneity in the horizon at all...I even wore my "I don't care clothes" anticipating messy play today! Boy...was I wrong! Instead, we spent the ENTIRE morning playing with ramps. And not just any ramps..... It started when Bergen(5) sounded out the mystery word and excitedly told everyone that it was "RAMP!!!". I asked one simple question in response to their excitment: "What can we use to make a ramp?" HERE'S HOW SPONTANEITY ENTERED IN: Just by chance, when I asked the above question, the corner of my eye caught the aluminum foil that I store in a behind the door storage thing-a-ma-jig. My gears started churning (my gears tend to do that....a LOT)....wouldn't it be awesome to make ramps out of foil, rolls of paper, paper towel etc. Non-traditional ramps? BIG ramps! My mind was zipped back to reality as the boys eagerly answered the question with "the car ramps!" My response: "Yes! We can....but.....let's be clever today should we? What ELSE can we use as a ramp?" We then discussed exactly what a ramp needs to do....and THEN the ideas started coming from every direction! "Our noses are ramps!" "Our hair can be a ramp!" "HEY! My arm can be a ramp!" "YES! YES! YES!" Then I held up the foil. "Could we use this for a ramp? Paper?" Then more answers: "Books can be ramps!" "The dress up bucket lid can be a ramp!" "Your guitar case can be a ramp!" That is how it began.....and the following photo journal is how one discovery lead to another and another.... Enjoy! This giant box housed our treadmill. It has been an important part of the daycare for 3 years. It is where we play with little legos...but it's also been a pirate ship, a bus and a cave to name a few uses. Lift up the box on one end...and we have a ramp! Use some plastic square jars at the other end and you've invented a really fun game! See the learning here? Cooperation, teamwork, eye-hand coordination visual motor planning, small motor and large motor skills (not to mention cause and effect!) The room was transformed into ramp world! The white ramp is made out of paper (from a giant roll of paper I got years ago .... it has lasted us FOREVER!!), the metalic one is foil, and the closest one is an old shower curtain I use to protect the floor if we are doing something messy on the carpet. We attached them all with packaging tape A yellow cement form (aka: the tube) was added to the fun! I love opportunities for children to work together towards a common goal. It did not take long for us to discover that not only can balls go down a ramp, but they can also go up! Notice Amelia in the orange..she just launched two balls at the same time...that takes a lot of planning and coordination! They decided to use the tube to launch balls down the paper ramp. Jack had made about 6 attempts at getting balls into the tube. He was successful half of the time....Ty (the boy holding the tube) was incredibly patient and supportive of all of Jack's efforts. When the tube had enough balls in it.... FIRE AWAY! Was yelled and the tube was tipped, turning it into a ramp dumping the balls onto the paper ramp. Lindsey (in the black pants) is my "gatherer". She LOVES to gather items in jugs, bags or buckets and just haul them around. Lindsey combined her love of gathering with fun ramp play. Ty and Bergen worked together to create this colorful avalanche of balls rolling down the shower curtain ramp Gavin was quite proud of the collection of balls he had gathered. I'm certain it was not easy to carry! Look at the focus and pride on his face!! (Erik, in the forefront, is my thrower...he was demonstrating great self control to not whip all these balls all over the room...I was impressed!) Climbing a step stool with your hands full of a big load and without having anything to lean on is incredibly hard and requires much motor control and strength! SUCCESS! FIRE AWAY!! Lindsey was so proud to be caring this bucket because of it's size. It's made of mesh, so is VERY light...but just carrying something that is larger then you is QUITE rewarding! It's important to note that my gatherer only filled this HUGE bucket with FOUR balls!! Every time she did it....four balls! :) Can you guess Ethan's favorite color? What to do when you have had enough ramps? Cozy up and let a friend read you a story! I came upon this scene. It's important to note that I had nothing to do with this. The kids organized themselves to accomplish the task of filling the tube with balls. MOST impressive! A long way from the top! Each child deposited their collection of balls one.....at.......a.......time. INCREDIBLE patience and support for each other was demonstrated as they all stood in line waiting their turn! What a valuable skill to practice!! At last....we were getting to the top! Everyone who helped fill the tube, got to help lift it up and watch the resulting avalanche of balls!! And there you have it. Two hours spent exploring using cause and effect, teamwork, cooperation, patience, trial and error, large and small muscles, coordination and visual planning. Two hours making discoveries, fostering curiosity, counting, and sorting. The best part?! The kids had no clue they we were polishing important life-long skills and preparing for future challenges the entire time!! In their minds, they were just PLAYING! PLAY COUNTS!!
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